I commonly hear things like, “my child’s problem behaviors are caused by sensory issues, so I don’t want to treat them like behavior issues.” I
When my son Lucas was young, I thought he had high functioning autism because he was included in typical toddler preschool classes and was warm and cuddly with me. But now most would consider Lucas low functioning. After two decades in the autism world, I really don’t like the terms “high functioning” and “low functioning”.
Echolalia is when a child repeats words or phrases they’ve heard. While it’s normal in early development, it often persists in children with autism. Understanding
Autism professionals and parents often have a lot of questions surrounding disciplining children with and without autism. There’s added confusion about what discipline is, and
Many children with autism spectrum disorder struggle with and have poor eye contact. Both parents and professionals often wonder if we should focus on teaching
Recently, on a Facebook Live, I asked parents and professionals if they could wave a magic wand, what autism struggle would they want to go
Many kids with autism have a hard time going to the dentist, and since dental visits only happen one to two times a year it’s
Many children with and without autism are picky eaters, and some even have serious feeding disorders, which need to be treated by medical professionals. In
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